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Friday, October 17, 2025

PART I

ChatGPT Takes a Turn Into Porn: ChatGPT Announces It Will Soon Allow A.I. "Erotica" for ‘Verified Adults’

PART II

Sanity on Anti-Semitism in California: Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Targeting Antisemitism in Public Schools

PART III

What is the Difference Between Nationalism and Patriotism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
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The Briefing 09-01-16

The Briefing 09-01-16

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"De facto" parents? In stunning decision, New York's highest court radically redefines parenting

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When it comes to their own children, liberals tend to be more concerned about pornography
The Briefing 08-31-16

The Briefing 08-31-16

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There never was any middle ground: A response to David Gushee's volcanic LGBT prediction

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What happens when religious liberty faces "other stronger interests"? Well, who's defining "stronger"?

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Liberal, Moderate, or Conservative? Facebook is making a list and checking it twice
The Briefing 08-30-16

The Briefing 08-30-16

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Sexual assault education ... in kindergarten? When morality is untethered from revelation

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Whose life should be saved first? The irreducibly moral dimension of public health

PART III

Peace in the Americas: Permanent cease-fire concludes half-century civil war in Colombia
The Briefing 08-29-16

The Briefing 08-29-16

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From the French Revolution to 'burkini' bans: France's radical commitment to secularism

PART II

Religion or rhetoric? The Democratic Party's shift toward religious 'talk' rings hollow

PART III

In another judicial usurpation, a federal judge grants transgender bathroom access at UNC
The Briefing 08-26-16

The Briefing 08-26-16

PART I

Another Earth? Why cosmology always reveals theology

PART II

Dishonorable discharge? An Army general's adultery and the American conscience

PART III

The "Good Parent" vs. the "Get-Real Parent": Deep moral insight for parents from an unexpected source
The Briefing 08-25-16

The Briefing 08-25-16

PART I

God and the natural order: How should Christians process the deadly earthquake in Italy?

PART II

ISIS turns to kids for its future, recruiting new suicide bombers with toys and ice cream

PART III

New federal transgender rule threatens backbone of the American health care system—religious hospitals
The Briefing 08-24-16

The Briefing 08-24-16

PART I

Planned Parenthood's deadly—and newly aggressive—worldview

PART II

The "unschooling" movement hits Louisville. Was Rousseau right about education?
The Briefing 08-23-16

The Briefing 08-23-16

PART I

Obama administration's transgender bathroom guidelines blocked by federal judge — for now

PART II

The power of consumers: After dim sales report, Target announces new bathroom initiative

PART III

Bigger lotteries mean bigger losers: When the government preys on the people

The Briefing 08-22-16

The Briefing 08-22-16

PART I

Turkish wedding suicide bomber who killed 50 was just a child, between 12 and 14 yrs old

PART II

The good, the bad, and the weird: What can we learn about humanity from the 2016 Olympics?

PART III

The "queerest" Olympics ever? The unsettled conscience and uncertain future of LGBT sport
The Briefing 08-19-16

The Briefing 08-19-16

PART I

A photograph from Syria and stories from the States: How should Christians respond to child suffering?

PART II

Over-scheduling and postponed responsibility: What worldview animates American childhoods?

PART III

The inequality behind educational inequality? Growing up with mom and dad in the home.
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